Obama taking more liberties with executive powers

11:59 AM,
Sep. 12, 2013

Written by

Bob Regl
From the Community

I voted for Obama in 2008 and 2012, and given the political philosophy of today's Republican Party I would make the same choice again if it were available.

Having said that, I am deeply disturbed by our president's stated positions vis-a-vis Syria in particular and American imperialism in general. He, like Bush before him, treats the Constitution "just like a .... piece of paper."

The first inkling I got that Obama might not be committed to constitutional justice was in January 2009 when he refused to investigate Bush's questionable programs, saying: "... We need to look forward as opposed to ...